I’m not a quitter, says Theresa May as pressure mounts

Theresa May has issued a defiant response to critics who have questioned her future as Conservative leader, declaring: “I’m not a quitter.”
After a torrid week of Westminster speculation about possible challenges to her position, the Prime Minister insisted that she was getting on with the job of delivering on the real-life issues which matter to voters.
Mrs May admitted that there was “always more for us to do” on issues such as housing and schools and appeared to acknowledge that she had not done enough to get her message across to voters.
But, in a message apparently directed at... read more

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